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16th Mar 2024, 23:06
Replies: 29
Views: 4,329
Posted By tdracer

No, just old enough to remember when we...

No, just old enough to remember when we (collectively) seemed to be able to navigate just fine long before GPS was even a gleam in someone's eye.
23rd Feb 2024, 19:05
Replies: 62
Views: 10,948
Posted By tdracer

There is also the issue that you need to let...

There is also the issue that you need to let people know you're doing it, lest the other side mistake it for an actual attack and respond in kind :eek:.

Granted, NK has never been worried about...
16th Feb 2024, 19:07
Replies: 54
Views: 15,997
Posted By tdracer

As I posted earlier, messing with the avionics -...

As I posted earlier, messing with the avionics - especially on something as electrically complicated as an AWACS type aircraft - is a minefield. Getting everything to talk to each other - and do it...
3rd Feb 2024, 23:42
Replies: 1,055
Views: 368,037
Posted By tdracer

That would require the politicians in charge to...

That would require the politicians in charge to have some concept of "Cause and Effect".
Based on our current governing class, that's incredibly wishful thinking.
3rd Feb 2024, 19:01
Replies: 22
Views: 3,103
Posted By tdracer

The AIR-2 Genie was a solid propellant rocket -...

The AIR-2 Genie was a solid propellant rocket - and removing the solid propellant without actually firing the rocket motor is far from trivial.
I would therefore conclude that - at some point -...
13th Jan 2024, 21:51
Replies: 75
Views: 20,536
Posted By tdracer

China isn't the only trading partner in that part...

China isn't the only trading partner in that part of the world. Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Singapore, etc. etc. etc.
Yes, China is the biggest, but they are far from being alone.
6th Jan 2024, 23:33
Replies: 30
Views: 10,119
Posted By tdracer

Ah, neither. The fuselage is built in Wichita by...

Ah, neither. The fuselage is built in Wichita by Spirit AeroSystems and shipped to Renton by rail as a basically complete structure - plug (or door, as specified by the aircraft buyer) already...
5th Jan 2024, 19:45
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

I have a great deal of experience with AP...

I have a great deal of experience with AP (Ammonium Perchlorate) solid fuel rocket motors (we use them almost exclusively in high power amateur rocketry). If stored properly, they are very, very...
30th Dec 2023, 07:54
Replies: 63
Views: 6,113
Posted By tdracer

Can't speak for the particulars of that hotel or...

Can't speak for the particulars of that hotel or any aircraft nearby (it's been many years since I was there), but I can vouch for Crater Lake being a particularly scenic destination and worth a...
13th Dec 2023, 23:54
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

I think a few talented Ukrainian snipers would...

I think a few talented Ukrainian snipers would solve that...
6th Dec 2023, 20:51
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

True such strikes can keep the usefulness of the...

True such strikes can keep the usefulness of the bridge down for extended periods, they are all 'temporary' interruptions and long-range planning often doesn't take those into account.
Drop the span...
1st Dec 2023, 23:03
Replies: 98
Views: 22,235
Posted By tdracer

I doubt many Venezuelans - outside of those in...

I doubt many Venezuelans - outside of those in power - are more interested in Guyana than where their next meal is coming from.
Classic political ploy to distract the people rather than allowing...
24th Nov 2023, 20:59
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

Very reminiscent of what happened during WW II...

Very reminiscent of what happened during WW II (granted, in reverse).
When Germany first invaded the Soviet Union, Stalin had treated Ukraine so badly that the Nazi's were generally greeted as...
22nd Nov 2023, 19:15
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

While I don't particularly disagree with your...

While I don't particularly disagree with your sentiment - the Apache is a very complicated aircraft to fly and maintain. It reportedly takes two years for a helo qualified pilot to transition to an...
7th Nov 2023, 20:47
Replies: 48
Views: 5,269
Posted By tdracer

Slightly off topic, but a while back I saw a...

Slightly off topic, but a while back I saw a posting on the Commemorative Air Force website, listing the US Government prices in 1946 for various WWII Surplus warbirds. Dirt cheap would be a huge...
3rd Nov 2023, 00:16
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

That assumes Putin has been acting with restraint...

That assumes Putin has been acting with restraint - and I've seen absolutely no evidence that Putin has been doing anything of the sort. Rather, I think the drop in attacks on targets in western...
28th Oct 2023, 18:11
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

One must also keep in mind that, while Russia is...

One must also keep in mind that, while Russia is in a war of conquest/expansion, Ukraine is in a war for survival.
People are far more willing to accept casualties and hardship in a war for survival...
6th Oct 2023, 23:57
Replies: 176
Views: 39,610
Posted By tdracer

I was unfamiliar with the book prior to hearing...

I was unfamiliar with the book prior to hearing about this mini-series - good to hear they are using good source material.
I read the book "Band of Brothers" (granted, after I'd first seen the HBO...
6th Oct 2023, 22:56
Replies: 176
Views: 39,610
Posted By tdracer

Masters of the Air - new WW II TV Mini-Series

"Masters of the Air" - a nine-episode TV mini-series is scheduled to debut the 26th of January, 2024 on Apple TV.
Masters of the Air TV Series to Premier January 2024 on Apple TV...
5th Oct 2023, 20:23
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

But we're still borrowing the money to do that -...

But we're still borrowing the money to do that - and effectively giving away the result. Easier to sell borrowing money to build roads and bridges (which - BTW - is badly needed - the US Interstate...
5th Oct 2023, 19:48
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

When the Viet Nam war was raging, I was in school...

When the Viet Nam war was raging, I was in school - and in the band. New brass band instruments became exceedingly expensive and hard to come by because the tooling to make and form that brass had...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2023, 01:06
Replies: 46
Views: 16,262
Posted By tdracer

You're assuming the driver was on his approved...

You're assuming the driver was on his approved route.
A little over 40 years ago, GE was shipping one of the calibrated and fully instrumented CF6-80A engines going to be installed on the first GE...
18th Sep 2023, 23:46
Replies: 157
Views: 67,027
Posted By tdracer

More here: Debris field found in search for...

More here:
Debris field found in search for missing F-35 in South Carolina, officials say (msn.com)...
17th Sep 2023, 23:32
Replies: 148
Views: 25,038
Posted By tdracer

"History" is a very fluid thing - being...

"History" is a very fluid thing - being re-written and re-interpreted on a disturbingly regular basis.
If people didn't 'forget' (or change) history, the old saying "Those who cannot remember the...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2023, 01:24
Replies: 15
Views: 3,044
Posted By tdracer

This has been standard practice for at least 50...

This has been standard practice for at least 50 years - relevant portions of the transcript are released as part of the accident investigation report. Actual recordings are NOT released.
2nd Aug 2023, 18:21
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

I see this a little differently. I think Musk...

I see this a little differently.
I think Musk fears being seen as a 'war monger' or (worse) a 'war profiteer'. Plus he has no long-term interest in pissing off Russia. Musk is a long-term thinker...
26th Jul 2023, 19:54
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

Well you can tell it wasn't a Russian tank...

Well you can tell it wasn't a Russian tank because it didn't launch the turret...
24th Jul 2023, 20:20
Replies: 27
Views: 3,547
Posted By tdracer

I'm more than a bit surprised that - on a pilots...

I'm more than a bit surprised that - on a pilots forum - this two issues didn't get more discussion. Especially the first one - how many pilots out there can readily deal with dispatching in a...
19th Jul 2023, 00:03
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

That sort of depends on which serial liar you...

That sort of depends on which serial liar you choose to believe.
30th Jun 2023, 16:53
Replies: 36
Views: 8,188
Posted By tdracer

Not to nit-pick, but the USAF actually bought...

Not to nit-pick, but the USAF actually bought more than the original 180 C-17s - over 220 in fact (although IIRC the rate was somewhat slower than originally planned).
28th Jun 2023, 17:43
Replies: 71
Views: 13,494
Posted By tdracer

There are many things I'd say about or call the...

There are many things I'd say about or call the B-58, but monstrosity wouldn't be one of them ("deathtrap" would be appropriate - the accident rate was horrid). In fact I always thought the B-58 was...
31st May 2023, 21:04
Replies: 310
Views: 99,771
Posted By tdracer

Treating someone differently because of their...

Treating someone differently because of their race or the color their skin is the very definition of racism.
Presumably we all agree that racism is a bad thing.
You don't fix a bad thing by...
11th May 2023, 21:44
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

I read an article a few days ago - basically be...

I read an article a few days ago - basically be careful what you wish for. If Ukraine's upcoming offensive is hugely successful, it will likely result in one of two outcomes:
1) The Russian...
27th Apr 2023, 21:41
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

Hopefully this is all being carefully monitored...

Hopefully this is all being carefully monitored and studied by the military planner types in all the "western" countries. It's already been demonstrated that our reserves of various munitions are...
24th Apr 2023, 17:23
Replies: 9,387
Views: 4,204,557
Posted By tdracer

I think that other guy was already in that sleep...

I think that other guy was already in that sleep that you never wake up from.
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